Normality of Private Four Year College Enrollment

A random sample of enrollments in Pennsylvania's private four year colleges is listed here. Check for normality.

1350 1886 1743 1290 1767
2067 1118 3980 1773 4605
1445 3883 1486 980 1217
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The expert examines normality of private four year college enrollment.

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There are various methods to assess normality. The most common method is graphs. As you can see in the attached file, both the stem-and-leaf plot and the histogram shows skewed distributions (i.e., distribution that has a right tail). Thus, the data are not .

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